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NHL makes 5 players acquitted of sexual assault charges eligible to sign contracts and play this season

September 11, 2025 at 5:05 p.m.

The NHL says the five players acquitted of sexual assault charges in a 2018 incident with Canada’s world junior team will be eligible to sign a contract Oct. 15 and...

Nationals manager Davey Johnson laughs before a game against the Marlins on Sept. 22, 2013, at Nationals Park in Washington. (Susan Walsh/AP)

Davey Johnson, who won 2 World Series as a player and managed the NY Mets to the 1996 title, dies at 82

September 6, 2025 at 7:12 p.m.

Davey Johnson, who won the World Series twice with the Baltimore Orioles as a player and managed the New York Mets to the title in 1986, has died. He was...

Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane celebrates with the Stanley Cup on June 15, 2015, at the United Center. (Anthony Souffle/baiduhai)

NHL to implement a playoff salary cap this season — closing a loophole Chicago Blackhawks used in 2015

September 3, 2025 at 4:24 p.m.

Several NHL teams over the past decade used the lack of a postseason salary cap to win the Stanley Cup or make a deep run with players returning from long-term...

Venus Williams, left, and Leylah Fernandez talk on the court during a first-round women's doubles match against Lyudmyla Kichenok and Ellen Perez during the U.S. Open on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, in New York. (Yuki Iwamura/AP)

Venus Williams wins a US Open women’s doubles match for the 1st time since 2014

August 28, 2025 at 7:47 p.m.

Venus Williams won a U.S. Open women’s doubles match for the first time in 11 years Thursday, teaming with Leylah Fernandez to defeat Lyudmyla Kichenok and Ellen Perez.

Ron Turcotte poses next to a statue of him and Secretariat in Grand Falls, New Brunswick, on May 31, 2023. (Stephen MacGillivray/AP)

Ron Turcotte, the Hall of Fame jockey who rode Secretariat to the 1973 Triple Crown, dies at 84

August 22, 2025 at 7:40 p.m.

Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte, who rode Secretariat to the Triple Crown in 1973, has died. He was 84.

Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Erik Gustafsson (56) celebrates with emergency backup goaltender Scott Foster after the Blackhawks defeated the Winnipeg Jets, 6-2, at the United Center Thursday, March, 29 2018. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Hockey’s beloved emergency backup goalies — like Chicago Blackhawks’ Scott Foster — face an uncertain future with new NHL rule

July 15, 2025 at 3:05 p.m.

The NHL's new collective bargaining agreement that goes into effect for the 2026-27 season will change the emergency backup goaltender, or EBUG, program.

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NHL makes 5 players acquitted of sexual assault charges eligible to sign contracts and play this season

Davey Johnson, who won 2 World Series as a player and managed the NY Mets to the 1996 title, dies at 82

NHL to implement a playoff salary cap this season — closing a loophole Chicago Blackhawks used in 2015

Venus Williams wins a US Open women’s doubles match for the 1st time since 2014

Ron Turcotte, the Hall of Fame jockey who rode Secretariat to the 1973 Triple Crown, dies at 84

Hockey’s beloved emergency backup goalies — like Chicago Blackhawks’ Scott Foster — face an uncertain future with new NHL rule

NHL free agency: Vancouver Canucks re-sign Brock Boeser and New York Rangers land Vladislav Gavrikov on Day 1

NHL free agency: 5 players to watch in thin market, including Brock Boeser and Nikolaj Ehlers

Vegas Golden Knights jump line on free agency, getting Mitch Marner in sign-and-trade from Toronto Maple Leafs

NHL free agency frenzy: Salary cap jump fuels an unpredictable market